Thank you very much for donating to Japanese Tsunami victims on 10/19's Kizuna - Emi Meyer charity concert in Seattle! Here is the letter from Peace Winds America (NPO).

Peace Winds America received $1605 for Emi Meyer's charity concert event.
In addition we sent 23500 yen online on 10/19 and T-shirts selling around $200 for more donation.
Many thank you letter from Tohoku area - amazing! Thank you very much for supporting our project.
We are looking forward meeting you at our next event in April 2012!

Please contact the photographer directly at info@rikafoto.comif you are interested in purchasing or using the images. All the rights are reserved and the images are copyrighted by Rika Manabe Photography.

Thank you very much for coming to “Kizuna - Emi Meyer's event on 10/19” at Columbia Tower Club. It was a pleasure meeting all of you and thank you very much especially for our guests at Columbia Tower Club and sponsors: Emi Meyer, Masanori (Bass) and Motoki (drums). NicoNico.com, James Spahn, and Andrea Nakano from KING5 News, Patrick Schmitt from Peace Winds America and our volunteer members of Seattleites Help Japan project! I've received some inquiries for the donation site (English: http://peacewindsamerica.org/) (Japanese Peace Winds Japan: http://justgiving.jp/c/7470) and great message from Tohoku area who watched the niconico streaming!!

Seven months have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami struck Japan on March 11. Although media coverage in the United States has dwindled, the recovery effort in Japan is expected to take at least five years, and many question marks still remain, including the future surrounding the nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture. The volunteers of the Seattleites Help Japan project stand committed to getting the message out to friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and local communities in and around Seattle that help is still needed in the Tohoku region. Here is the report from Peace Winds America for helping Japan at (English: http://peacewindsamerica.org/) (Japanese Peace Winds Japan: http://justgiving.jp/c/7470). They will continue to accept your donation.

Finally Kizuna - Emi Meyer's event on 10/19 at Columbia Tower Club event at Niconico.com and niconico.jp's live show. Premier members of the Niconico.com can see the archived event film!
NicoNico.com: http://live.niconico.com/watch/lv67719977

From http://emimeyer.com bio of Emi Meyer
Emi Meyer is a celebrated enigma. Multicultural, genre-defying and always on the move, she is accustomed to a lot of hyphens when others describe her multifaceted life and music. Born in Kyoto Japan and raised in Seattle, her bi-cultural heritage has clearly shaped the unique jazz-inspired pop sound heard on her three albums – one of which is entirely in Japanese. Her latest English language album, Suitcase of Stones, will be released digitally on iTunes and Amazon on May 24th.
Meyer began her musical career early in life, starting with classical piano at the age of six and eventually expanding to jazz for the spontaneity it offered. It was her jazz background that paved the way for her win at the Seattle-Kobe Jazz Vocalist Competition – a contest between the sister cities of Seattle Washington and Kobe Japan – in 2007. The result of this win was the first of many performances in Japan, where Emi has enjoyed a great deal of success, and she credits the competition with giving her the courage to ultimately pursue her musical ambitions.
With the release of her first album, Curious Creature, Emi was invited to perform at the legendary Sundance Film Festival and shot to #1 on the Japanese jazz charts after her single – Room Blue – was chosen "Single of the Week" on iTunes. She continued to evolve as an artist and broaden her concept of songwriting with her second album, Passport, written solely in Japanese. The record established Meyer as a musical force in Japan and landed her as the opening act for the Japanese tour of French-Israeli singer-songwriter Yael Naem – known in America for her song New Soul, which was used in Apple's MacBook Air commercials and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Emi Meyer's sound is a refreshingly unique blend of jazz, pop, soul and so much more that is not often found in today's world of filters and autotune. Powerful lyrics are carried effortlessly along by her signature melodies with the confidence of a modern female vocalist. Her latest work, the aptly named Suitcase of Stones, brings her full circle with her return to the English language and unites the light-heartedness of traveling with the solemnity of memory in a way that only she can convey.
Fresh from a string of charity concerts to support the country that has given her so much, the lyrics from Emi's song Yesterday's Rain ring truer than ever before - "And so we move on to today, trees grow from yesterday's rain." An artist in every sense of the word, Emi Meyer is poised to win the hearts of America and continue blazing new trails on her musical journey with the release of Suitcase of Stones.

The Seattleites Help Japan project celebrates its 3rd charity event, ‘Kizuna’ on October 19th, 2011. We deeply appreciate your past support of the project and we hope that we can count on your continued support. There are three ways that you can help:

Seattleites Help Japan had two successful fundraising events for Japanese Tsunami victims at WINEWORLD (wineworldwarehouse.com). We rely on the generous support of business and individual who contribute through donations and sponsorships to supplement our budget, allowing us to give the donations to Japanese NPO though Peace Winds America , World Vision, and other NPO who can help Japan Tsunami victims such as Seeyourimpact.org.

We welcome Jazz pop singer, Emi Meyer (http://emimeyer.jp), volunteered her time on our benefit concert on 10/19. Her music has garnered her several accolades, and she's a top artist on the indie scene. It only fits that she would create her own expression. Her music spans borders and channels an old soul gained from clearing her own place. Meyer has made a splash on the music scene in the Pacific Northwest for years, and she's already poised for a worldwide takeover thanks to her smooth musical sound and innovative style. Meyer is a top seller of concert tickets in the jazz genre, and she will soon be performing in venues around the country. She has been an acclaimed musician ever since, and her musical flavors have been introduced to audiences all over the world.

In partnering with us you will be joining many distinguished businesses, organizations and individuals who support Seattleites Help Japan project by contributing products, services and sponsorships. We recognize our supporters through acknowledgements in our auction list, which is read by several hundred supporters and auction attendees in Seattle. In addition, our supporters will be acknowledged on the event website and ticketing sites:

Thank you for taking the time to consider this request and we hope that you will choose to support our efforts by becoming a sponsor or making a donation. Please use the enclosed donation form to indicate how you would like to contribute to our Kizuna Benefit concert and silent auction. We thank you for your consideration and support.

On March 11, 2011 Japan was struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake—the largest earthquake in its recorded history. I found myself speechless at the images showed on the news of the utter devastation brought about by the earthquake and ensuing tsunami. As a mother of two, it also pained me to hear that there were shortages of diapers and milk. I thought to myself: what can I do to help my homeland of Japan? I wanted to make some type of contribution to the recovery effort from here in Seattle and decided to organize two charity auction events—one on March 24 and the other on April 14. Nearly 300 people attended these events and donated some US$13,000 to non-profit organizations such as Peace Winds America and World Vision, which are providing support particularly to children.

Six months have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami struck Japan on March 11.

Although media coverage in the United States has dwindled, the recovery effort in Japan is expected to take at least five years, and many question marks still remain, including the future surrounding the nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture. The volunteers of the Seattleites Help Japan project stand committed to getting the message out to friends, family, co-workers, neighbours and local communities in and around Seattle that help is still needed in the Tohoku region. In our third charity event, we hope you will join us for a performance by celebrated jazz musician Emi Meyer in downtown Seattle at the Columbia Tower Club, home to one of the most spectacular views in the city. The event will also include an exhibition of photographs from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which was arranged with the assistance of Associates of the Earth (AOE; www.aoe.or.jp), a public interest incorporated foundation in Japan.

Silver sponsor!!

Diamond sponsor!

「ハッピー・ソング」（Suitcase of Stones) PVを公開！

「NYで撮影して、9.11の10年目アニバーサリーであることと、日本の震災から半年であることでリリース日を決めました。明るい未来に望みを込めて制作したPVです」Singer Emi Meyer released the music video for her track “Happy Song” off her Suitcase of Stones album. She released it on the anniversary of 9/11 (as well as the six month anniversary of the Japanese tsunami) in order to help add some positive energy into this day. Emi Meyer